Guwahati, Feb 23: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat, while gracing an intellectual (Bouddhik) program on Sunday morning, pointed out that the Swayamsevaks work as a catalyst for the welfare of the society. Dr Bhagwat commented that RSS is not an usual organization, which inspires the Swayamsevaks to dedicate their time, energy and space for safeguarding Sanatan culture and the nation. While addressing a large number of Swayamsevaks at the premises of South Point School in Barsapara locality on 23 February 2025, the RSS chief asserted that the Swayamsevaks come to work for the society facing all kinds of difficulties and challenges.
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Organized by the RSS’s Mahanagar Shakha, where over one thousand Swayamsevaks assembled to listen to Dr Bhagwat, he defined five important issues towards social transformations, namely social harmony, civic duties, environment protection, spirit of selfhood and values of ideal family (Kutumba Prabodhan). Dr Bhagwat insisted that the sustained communal harmony among various ethnic groups in the society and goodwill among the relatives & clans will only lead the nation towards the positive direction & outcome. He urged the Swayamsevaks to enhance the friendship among different sections in the society irrespective of their castes, creeds and regions or languages they possess.
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The Sarsanghchalak also made an important statement that all Hindus should share the same temples, crematoriums and also the water for various uses. He also opined that the society as a whole should take the responsibility to conserve water, plant saplings and avoid the plastic utensils to protect the environment. Every Bharatiya (Indian) should pursue food items, housings, travels and even languages matching their self expressions, stated Dr Bhagwat, adding that everyone should converse in mother tongues instead of using foreign languages in their day-to-day activities.
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He reiterated that the citizens should follow the traditional social norms even though all rules may not be termed as laws. In presence of RSS’s Uttar Asom Pranta Sanghchalak Dr Bhupesh Sharma, Guwahati Mahanagar Sanghchalak and other dignitaries, Dr Bhagwat asserted that a healthy, strong and progressive society should be our collective forte. Sarsanghchalak Bhagwat, who addressed a Rashtra Sevika Samiti meeting at IITG in north Guwahati on Saturday, will attend a few meetings with RSS Pracharaks and others in the city, before leaving for Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday for his next phase of Prabas (tour) undertaken coinciding with RSS’s centenary year, stated Kishor Shivam, Prachar Pramukh of RSS’s Uttar Asom Pranta.
(Nava Thakuria is a senior Indian journalist who contributes to various media outlets including print and digital platforms of India and across the world.)
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